And so I saw another EOS Echo of Soul ad and it compelled me to bingo it.
For a moment there I confused this game for ELOA (bingo’ed last week), another very original MMO that keeps throwing browser ads at me.
Clearly that’s the mistake on my part. Those anime-sque MMOs that market themselves with double standard armor and have abbreviated titles starting with E are SO CREATIVELY DISTINCT!
Also what is wrong with how her legs are drawn? No matter which one is supposed to be attached to that knee in the front, something must be really broken in there!
~Ozzie
Appleseed
@2goldensnitches submitted:
I’m sure that most people who have seen/read Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell and/or remember reading 80s manga might also have a recollection of his other work, Appleseed. It’s rather similar in theme and style to the former, but its female lead, Deunan, has better fitting costumes that have the added bonus of actually looking like something a soldier would wear in a war zone:
But of course, because it’s a Shirow work, it also features scenes where her costume (and other characters) is of the Unrealistically Tight but “Still Sexy” variety as well as spine benders and crotch huggers:
The new anime reboots (going from Appleseed XIII, Ex Machina, and Alpha) have chronologically progressed from mostly keeping her original costume intact to “I give thee a cleavage window, a bared midriff, and a set of completely pointless suspenders and corset thing because fuck you”.
And speaking of Alpha…
I’m sure that not even vacuum sealing yourself into that monstrosity would be enough to explain where a human waist goes or why a butt has to lifted so damn high.
If I wasn’t told it was a costume, I would have assumed the figure on the left was some sort of humanoid robot.
I can certainly understand why they want to get rid of the 80s hair, that’s a tad dated. But I really don’t think that this is really an improvement:
Which probably explains Deunan’s expressions in all the promo shots:
– wincenworks
Appleseed
@2goldensnitches submitted:
I’m sure that most people who have seen/read Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell and/or remember reading 80s manga might also have a recollection of his other work, Appleseed. It’s rather similar in theme and style to the former, but its female lead, Deunan, has better fitting costumes that have the added bonus of actually looking like something a soldier would wear in a war zone:
But of course, because it’s a Shirow work, it also features scenes where her costume (and other characters) is of the Unrealistically Tight but “Still Sexy” variety as well as spine benders and crotch huggers:
The new anime reboots (going from Appleseed XIII, Ex Machina, and Alpha) have chronologically progressed from mostly keeping her original costume intact to “I give thee a cleavage window, a bared midriff, and a set of completely pointless suspenders and corset thing because fuck you”.
And speaking of Alpha…
I’m sure that not even vacuum sealing yourself into that monstrosity would be enough to explain where a human waist goes or why a butt has to lifted so damn high.
If I wasn’t told it was a costume, I would have assumed the figure on the left was some sort of humanoid robot.
I can certainly understand why they want to get rid of the 80s hair, that’s a tad dated. But I really don’t think that this is really an improvement:
Which probably explains Deunan’s expressions in all the promo shots:
– wincenworks
@analystpeches submitted:
Discovered this gem when I was playing a bike racing game… certainly looks 100% original, and not appropriative, and reasonable…
Also, the fact that she is in a chibi style makes this even more unnerving… I don’t know how to feel about this.
This game is like a rabbit hole of terrible… double standards,
bad archery (I’m not sure they realize what the arrow is for),
and… well where to start with this one really?
– wincenworks
While the article refers to it as “Diablo-style” their marketing and visual style seems to have other influences.
Lineage
And it’s kind of congealed together into something that could, potentially quite interesting… if you hadn’t been introduced to them initially as something creepily childlike and harmless.
Basically this really a mess.
– wincenworks
@analystpeches submitted:
I decided to do the bingo for one of your recent posts. Honestly, this is baffling, and I’m not surprised that she got a bingo. I don’t know how you run this blog without having a constant migraine. Does this count as more advanced armor= skimpier? That would be two bingos.
It’s kind of hard to tell if the more advanced = skimpier option applies because well, upgrading this unit briefly shifts her into a corset and short shorts:
But upgrading her again… moves her back into pretty much the exact same outfit:
Only with like, scary red eyes…. be afraid… maybe? Much creative.
– wincenworks